For 89 minutes Tuesday night, President Donald Trump used his second State of the Union Address to push for a border wall, credit his policies for the nation’s job growth, praise his tariffs against China, advocate for a ban on late-term abortions, highlight his administration’s successes in criminal justice reform, and complain about investigations into his own administration and political circles.

Many from his party loved it, but Southern California’s congressional Democrats weren’t buying it.

Within minutes of Trump calling on God to bless America, (and throughout the speech, via Twitter), newly-elected and incumbent House members – representing Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego counties – issued statements criticizing Trump’s address, identifying what they alleged were oversights, falsehoods, and distortions in the President’s narrative.

Rep. Mike Levin (D-Dana Point) criticized Trump for failing to mention man-made climate change. Government scientists have predicted a catastrophic 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100 that would submerge coastal cities, but the Trump administration is opting not to change course.

“The most glaring omission from his address was any serious proposal to combat climate change, which is already having a significant impact on our country, including more intense wildfires and rising sea levels,” Levin said.

At least three Orange County congressmen – Reps. Levin, Gil Cisneros (D-Yorba Linda), and Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) – protested Trump’s immigration policies. All highlighted the need for immigration reform by bringing DREAMers (undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children) to be their guests at the event. During Trump’s speech, Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-San Pedro) called Trump a “hypocrite,” for saying he wants immigrants to enter the U.S. legally even as he blocks them from the legal process of seeking asylum.

“Trump now talking about ripping babies from mother’s arms,” Barragán tweeted. “But he is not talking about the babies he ripped from parents he intentionally separated at our borders

President now saying he wants immigrants to come in legally yet he is blocking them from doing that at ports of entry. Asylum seekers being turned away even though it is legal to present self at port of entry. Hypocrite. #SOTU

Inland Empire Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Corona) – one of three Republicans still representing Southern California in Congress – tweeted: “The state of our economy is strong,” alongside an info-box noting that 5.3 million jobs had been created since Trump was elected and 4.6 million had been “lifted off food stamps” during that time.

“There’s no doubt that we live in a polarized political environment right now, but if you stop and focus on the actual policies the President is outlining you will see that these are generally common-sense ideas that have broad support in our country,” Calvert wrote.

There’s no doubt that we live in a polarized political environment right now, but if you stop and focus on the actual policies the President is outlining you will see that these are generally common-sense ideas that have broad support in our country. https://t.co/LMklxYyp3Y#SOTUpic.twitter.com/osTg4g6xBH

Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Los Angeles announced via Twitter that she’d be introducing the Dream Act, which would offer DREAMers a path to citizenship. She said she’s also working with colleagues to develop “smart effective border security – not POTUS’s costly and unjustified border wall.”

I’ll be reintroducing the #DreamAct, offering #Dreamers a chance at a path to citizenship. As a member of the FY 2019 DHS funding bill conference committee, I’m also working with colleagues to develop smart, effective border security–not POTUS's costly & unjustified border wall.

Nice to see @realDonaldTrump wants to talk about “unity” at the #SOTU tonight. But we need more than empty rhetoric. If he wants to unite, he needs to use the next two weeks to negotiate across the aisle in good faith rather than threaten shutdowns or emergency declarations.

90% of all illegal drugs enter the USA through ports of entry—not through the deserts of our southern border. @realDonaldTrump’s policies are off the mark. Last week’s record fentanyl seizure was at a port of entry!

Jordan Graham covers congressional politics and county government for the Orange County Register. He began his career reporting freelance civic and watchdog journalism in his hometown of Chicago before moving westward in 2013. He has previously covered Irvine, the San Fernando Valley and Costa Mesa for the Register. He is a graduate of University of Illinois and Northwestern University. Please email or call him with news tips.